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Adobe InDesign

Composite Score
8.7 /10
CX Score
8.9 /10
Category
Adobe InDesign
8.7 /10

What is Adobe InDesign?

Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media. Create beautiful graphic designs with typography from the world’s top foundries and imagery from Adobe Stock. Quickly share content and feedback in PDF. Easily manage production with Adobe Experience Manager. InDesign has everything you need to create and publish books, digital magazines, eBooks, posters, interactive PDFs, and more.

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Awards & Recognition

Adobe InDesign won the following awards in the Desktop Publishing category

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Adobe InDesign Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Adobe InDesign?

0% Negative
5% Neutral
95% Positive

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Layout Editing

86

Text Editing

86

Templates

84

Data Visualization

82

Drag and Drop Design

82

Graphics Editing

79

Collaboration

78

Asset Hub

78

Social Media Integration

74

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

86

Breadth of Features

84

Business Value Created

83

Ease of Implementation

82

Availability and Quality of Training

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

78

Ease of Customization

77

Usability and Intuitiveness

77

Ease of Data Integration

77

Ease of IT Administration

77

Vendor Support

75

Adobe InDesign Reviews

Shivank D.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Easy to use and learn

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?

Adobe InDesign stands out from other similar products primarily due to its robust layout and typesetting capabilities, as well as its seamless integration with other Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Adobe has wide range of tools and features

What do you dislike most about this product?

no dislikes as such but adding Generative AI can improve and make this software more attractive and usable

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Adobe can be used with web as well as mobile app, it is very easy to use and very versatile specific to design, editing and featuring.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Gael S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

To export in multiple formats.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?

You can create long and complicated documents with InDesign, it is excellent for handling multi-page documents. Its support for page layouts makes it easy to design and organize long posts. Multiple export choices are available in InDesign for a range of formats, such as interactive PDF, EPUB, and web documents. This makes it appropriate for producing both printed and digital information.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like it to use in actions and scripts to automate monotonous tasks. By using the books feature, you can easily manage large documents, such as books or long reports. Maintains design integrity by allowing the setting of text and paragraph styles.

What do you dislike most about this product?

For novices, InDesign can have a challenging learning curve. Acquiring proficiency in utilizing all the tools and functions can need some time.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend InDesign to handle font and color management, allowing designers to maintain consistency in their projects. The ability to preview and activate fonts directly from Adobe Fonts simplifies the creative process.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Andrew S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

To export in multiple formats.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?

For more general design chores, including producing intricate graphics or illustrations, I wish Adobe InDesign had more alternatives.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like it to use in actions and scripts to automate monotonous tasks. By using the books feature, you can easily manage large documents, such as books or long reports. Maintains design integrity by allowing the setting of text and paragraph styles.

What do you dislike most about this product?

For novices, InDesign can have a challenging learning curve. Acquiring proficiency in utilizing all the tools and functions can need some time.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend InDesign to handle font and color management, allowing designers to maintain consistency in their projects. The ability to preview and activate fonts directly from Adobe Fonts simplifies the creative process.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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